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Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market overview at 3 PM: The dollar-yen exchange rate shows weakness.
In the Tokyo Foreign Exchange market on the afternoon of the 2nd, the dollar-yen exchange rate showed weakness. At 3 PM, it was at 157.20 yen, about 8 sen lower than the 12 PM level (157.28 yen). The reaction selling from being pushed up to 157.78 yen in the morning widened the bottom down to 156.98 yen. However, the strong performance of Dow Inc Futures kept the lower range limited.
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12/27 [Strong and Weak Materials]
[Bullish and Bearish Materials] Bullish materials: Nikkei Average is rising (39,568.06, +437.63) · Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising (43,325.80, +28.77) · 1 USD = 158.00-10 yen · Chicago Nikkei Futures are rising (39,700, +210) · SOX index is rising (5,175.31, +1.75) · Active Share Buyback · Request for corporate value enhancement by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Bearish materials: Nasdaq Composite Index is falling (20,020.36, -10.77) · VIX index is rising (14.73, +0.
12/26 [Strength Weakness Materials]
[Bullish/Bearish Indicators] Bullish indicators: The Nikkei Average is rising (39,130.43, +93.58) • 1 dollar = 157.20-30 yen • Active Share Buyback • Requests from the Tokyo Stock Exchange for corporate value improvement. Bearish indicators: The overnight Nikkei 225 Futures in Osaka is falling (39,140, -60) • Prolonged conflict in Ukraine and Israel • Concerns about economic recession in China. Points of interest: Last trading day with rights for December settlement stocks • Trade Statistics (early December) • Foreign and domestic securities investment (last week) • 2-year government bond auction • Residence construction starts (1
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12/24 [Strong and Weak Materials]
[Bullish Materials] Bullish materials, the Nikkei average rises (39,161.34, +459.44)・the Dow Jones Industrial Average rises (42,906.95, +66.69)・the Nasdaq Composite Index rises (19,764.88, +192.29)・1 dollar = 157.10-20 yen・Chicago Nikkei Futures rise (39,305, +115)・SOX index rises (5,118.75, +153.84)・VIX index decreases (16.78, -1.58)・Active Share Buyback・Corporate value enhancement by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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